Here are my choice Montreal arts and culture highlights for June 2018: MUSIC Many top touring acts are headlining various Montreal concert venues this month. After rehearsing their 2018 Experience + Innocence Tour for two weeks at Place Bell in Laval this spring, U2 headline the Centre Bell on June 5 and 6. Other Bell Centre […]
Must-See Montreal Events in May 2018
Here are my choice Montreal arts and culture highlights for May 2018: MUSIC Many top touring acts are headlining various concert venues this month, notably Viking metal rockers TYR (May 7 at the Corona Theatre), Petula Clark (May 10 at Théâtre Maisonneuve) and Kiefer Sutherland (May 11 at Club Soda). Other headliners include Melvins (May 14 at the Corona) – whose sound was a strong […]
Curtains Up on Avengers: Infinity War
Avengers: Infinity War is so jammed packed with superheros, action scenes and comic one liners that it’s bursting at the seams.
Jason Aldean is parked in a Rearview Town
Rearview Town is Jason Aldean’s eighth studio album and fourth to debut atop the mainstream Billboard album charts, as well as the Country album charts. He recently won entertainer of the year at the coveted Academy of Country Music Awards. Suffice to say his start to 2018 is a great one. On Rearview Town Jason […]
The Angel and The Sparrow Takes Flight at Segal Centre
The Angel and the Sparrow is a fantastic musical drama about the decades-long friendship between French chanteuse Edith Piaf (Louise Pitre) and German Hollywood legend Marlene Dietrich (Carly Street). With powerhouse performances by Ms. Pitre and Ms. Street and great writing, the show transports the audience with the beauty of great art and the tragic […]
100 Things Star Wars Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die by Dan Casey (Triumph Books, $22.95)
“…Star Wars has always been a welcoming, comforting presence. It is the great equalizer in a sense. Whether or not one would admit it to you is one thing, but unless they were a feral child, there is a 99.9 percent chance that every man, woman, and child alive today has made a lightsaber noise […]
Must-See Montreal Events in April 2018
Here are my choice Montreal arts and culture highlights for April 2018: MUSIC Even though Bon Jovi has (due to illness) rescheduled their April 4 and 5 concerts at the Bell Centre to May 17 and 18 (so hold on to your tickets), there are a couple of other big names playing two-nights in Montreal: Justin Timberlake headlines […]
Curtains Up on Ready Player One
Spielberg is over 70 years old. You’d never know it.







